Thoughts from a scientist who is a Christian (not a Christian Scientist)

All Quiet On The Blogging Front

Jan.14,2012

I will be unable to spend time on my blog for the next several days. Even though it will be quiet around here, please feel free to leave your comments on any open post. Due to the vulgarity of past commenters, I cannot allow comments without moderation. Thus, your comments won’t appear until my time frees up again. Nevertheless, I will eventually find the time to moderate, approve, and reply, if appropriate.

4 Comments

InazumaJanuary 15, 2012 2:42 pm

Dr. Wile,

I wonder if I might be so bold as to ask to e-mail you privately? I saw on many posts that you seemed to welcome private questions. I’ve been studying your material for over a year now and I very much love it! I’m studying independently. I’m actually 21 but I didn’t have a completely rounded education because I, and some of my family, (mom in particular) suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. I wasn’t able to fully study through high school. So I am studying on my own now! And very much enjoying your material. I find myself with so many questions though, and wishing I had someone, a mentor, anyone! To ask. Would it be too much to e-mail you once in a while with a a few questions?

An older blog post mentioned that you were working on some kind of publication for homeschoolers. Will this be a curriculum? Thanks!

jlwileJanuary 24, 2012 7:16 am

Jennifer, I am working on an elementary science curriculum. I am attempting to present science to elementary students in a historical framework. I start with the days of Genesis, discussing the science behind what was created each day. Then, I go to the ancient Greeks, discussing the science they came up with, pointing out what they got right and what they got wrong. I then plan to proceed throughout the rest of human history, explaining the science as it comes up. Unlike my other courses, this course is laid out in lessons, so you know exactly what to do each time you sit down to do science, and each lesson has an activity or experiment. The course won’t be available in the U.S. for a while yet.

Dr. Jay L. Wile

You have stumbled across Dr. Jay L. Wile's Blog. Dr. Wile holds an earned PhD from the University of Rochester in Nuclear Chemistry. He is best known for the "Exploring Creation with..." series of textbooks written for junior high and high school students who are being educated at home. He has also just released an elementary science series!You can read about that here.

Links to Investigate

Just {Extra} Ordinary
This is the blog of marine biologist Sherri Seligson, the author of Exploring Creation with Marine Biology. She discusses a wide range of topics of interest to homeschooling parents.

Answers in Genesis
While I disagree with some of the theology on this website, the science discussed is pretty solid.

True Origin
This website contains works from a good mix of young-earth creationists.

Todd's Blog
This is the blog of Dr. Todd Wood, one of the leaders in baraminology. He covers current topics of interest to young-earth creationists.

The GeoChristian
This is the blog of Kevin Nelstead, an old-earth creationist geologist. He covers many topics related to the age of the earth and offers a nice contrast to the young-earth writings listed above.

Discovery Institute
An interesting "think tank" that contains the major players in Intelligent Design

Pharyngula
This is atheist PZ Myers's blog. While I disagree with most of what he says, he is a provocative writer. This is one of the few blogs I read regularly. Please note that there is a lot of foul language in his writing. Those who cannot defend their positions rationally tend to descend into such nonsense.